Hydrant.



N. 1. MAY.

HYDRANT.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 19. 1913.

Patented Apr. 18, 1916.

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NICK 3'. MAY, 0F ANDALE, KANSAS.

HYDRANT.

Specification of Letters Patent. I Patented Apr. 18, 1916.

Application filed September 19, 1913. Serial No. 790,724.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, NICK J. MAY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Andale, in the county of Sedgwick, State of Kansas, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Hydrants; and I dohereby declare the following tobe a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

The present invention is directed to improvements in hydrants, and hasfor its object to provide a device of this character so constructed thatone or more hose. may be easily and quickly connected thereto and thedischarge of water controlled by a single valve cylinder.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of thischaracter which is exceedingly simple in construction and especiallyadapted for use in connection with fire hose.

With these and other objects in view, this invention resides in thenovel features of construction, formation, combination and arrangementof parts to be hereinafter more fully described, claimed and illustratedin the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a vertical sectionalview through the device. Fig. 2 is a sectional view on line 2-2 ofFig. 1. Fig. 3 is a similar view on line 3.3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is'a planview of the wrench or tool for operating the hydrant.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 1 designates the main casinghaving formed interiorly thereof an annular shoulder 2 and upon whichrests the lower edge of the valve cylinder 3, said valve cylinder havingits upper end closed by a dome 4, said dome having rising from itscenter a squared lug 5 which is provided with a central bore 6 in whichis engaged the stem 7, said stem being adapted to operate the usualvalve, and has its upper end projected above the upper end of the lug 5and is squared.

To hold the valve cylinder 3 in place a cap 8 is provided and has acentral opening 9 for engaging the lug 5, said cap being furtherprovided with a threaded flange 10 for engaging the threaded upper endof the main casing 1. y

The main casing 1 is provided near its upper end with plug openings 11,all of which are normally closed by thecaps 12, said plug openings beingarranged in horizontal alinement.

The valve cylinder 3 is provided near its upper end with a horizontallydisposed slot -13, which is of such length that upon rotation of thevalve. cylinder 3, said slot will register with one or both of the plugopenings 11, as desired.

The main casing 1 is further provided with a plug opening 1%, the samebeing normally closed by the cap 15, said plug being designed to haveattached thereto the suction hose of a fire engine.

The cylinder valve 3 is provided with a slot 16, which is designed toregister with the plug opening 14 when both of the plug openings 11 areout of registry with the slot 13 and when the hydrant is being used forsupplying water to the pump of a fire engine.

In Fig. 4 there is illustrated a tool, which compresses a head 17, andan operating handle 18, said head being provided with squared sockets19' and 20, the latter being greater in size than the former and isadapted to engage the lug 5 so as to rotate the cylinder valve 3, whilethe socket 19 is designed to operate the valve stem to turn on the watersupply when desired.

.What is claimed is A hydrant of the class described comprising a maincasing, a valve cylinder rotatably mounted in the casing, said casinghaving plug openings formed therein and disposed in horizontalalinement, a plug opening formed in the casing and arranged intriangular relation with the other plug open ings, said cylinder havinga slot formed therein adapted to register with the first named plugopenings, said valve cylinder also having a second slot formed thereinadapted to register with the last named plug opening when the firstnamed slot is out of registry with the first named plug openings, andmeans for rotating the valve cylinder.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature, in the presence of twowitnesses.

NICK J. MAY.

Witnesses:

' LAWRENCE E. TOBIN,

FRANK BATKA.

copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

